People and Endangered Species

1. People and Endangered Species Mrs. Michell’s 4th Grade Class Please click to next page

2. Top Ten Endangered Animals Click here to watch the video http://youtu.be/6P0vEH1sWm8 Click here to go to the lesson

3. Click Image for more info When your done clicking on the animals click on the arrow button to see the next set of animals

4. Asian Lion Only 200 or so Asian lions exist in the wild. A former royal reserve, India's Gir Forest, is the last home of this lion subspecies.

5. There are roughly 700 mountain gorillas remaining on Earth, and nearly half live in the forests of the Virunga mountains in central Africa. These gorillas live on the green, volcanic slopes of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo—areas that have seen much human violence from which the gorillas have not escaped unscathed. Silverback Mountain Gorilla

6. Giant Panda There are only about 1,000 giant pandas left in the wild. Perhaps 100 pandas live in zoos, where they are always among the most popular attractions. Much of what we know about pandas comes from study of these zoo animals, because their wild cousins are so rare and elusive.

7. Siberian Tiger Siberian (or Amur) tigers are the world's largest cats. They live primarily in eastern Russia's birch forests, though some exist in China and North Korea. There are an estimated 400 to 500 Siberian tigers living in the wild, and recent studies suggest that these numbers are stable. Though their northern climate is far harsher than those of other tigers, these animals have some advantages.

8. Click on Image for Info When your done with this page click on the button to go to the next activity

9. Black Rhinoceros The black rhino once roamed most of sub-Saharan Africa, but today is on the verge of extinction due to poaching fueled by commercial demand.

10. Pacific Walrus Only Native Americans are currently allowed to hunt walruses, as the species' survival was threatened by past overhunting. Their tusks, oil, skin, and meat were so sought after in the 18th and 19th centuries that the walrus was hunted to extinction in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and around Sable Island, off the coast of Nova Scotia.

11. Asian Elephant Elephants use their tusks to dig for roots and water, strip bark from trees, and even fight each other. Unfortunately their ivory has gotten them into a lot of trouble. Because ivory is so valuable to some humans, many elephants have been killed for their tusks. This trade is illegal today, but it has not been completely eliminated.

12. Orangutans Because orangutans live in only a few places, and because they are so dependent upon trees, they are particularly susceptible to logging in these areas. Unfortunately, deforestation and other human activities, such as hunting, have placed the orangutan in danger of extinction.

13. First part of assignment This is the first part of your assignment. You need to click on the link below and play 2 or 3 games on endangered animals. Pick one of those animals to research and find out why that animal is endangered and where that animal is found. (Asia, Africa, Congo, etc.) Kid Planet When your done with this lesson continue on to your next lesson found on the next page

14. Posting your art exhibit on our Class Wiki Page Instructions What your going to want to do first is draw a picture of an endangered animal that you have chosen. Your going to want to draw the habitat he lives in and what the animal eats. Then what your going to want to do is copy it on to your computer and put into our Class Wiki Page that is going to be labeled Endangered Species Art Show. We are going to have the whole class do this so that we can have our parents look it up and see what you we have done and how hard you guys have worked. I will be sending instruction home on how to get onto our class Wiki page and to enter your art work in. Please involve your parents in this activity, you will have 1 week to do this.(Due May 20, 2011)

15. People and Endangered Species Standard 1Students will understand the relationship between the physical geography in Utah and human life. Objectives: Students will complete the Preserving Biodiversity family activity; describe reasons why biodiversity is important; research and take notes on five endangered species; discuss the ways that human activities contribute to declining biodiversity; and devise plans to help protect endangered species.

16. Citation Page All images and sources taken from: National Geographic Society, (2011). Retrieved from http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/great-apes/. June 20, 2011.